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"Snip old blooms, numbskull!" (8)

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I believe the answer is:

deadhead

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'snip old blooms numbskull' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for deadhead that I've seen before include "Remove faded flowers from a plant" , "archetypal hippy" , "Remove finished blooms" , "Treat rambler, perhaps" , "Remove faded blooms from" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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